Chapter 65

【One minute later, the BOSS battle begins!】

【Clearance rules: 1. Defeat the BOSS, 2. In the Spore Palace, the final surviving players, or the number of players reduced to below twenty, will clear the level.】

【Maze escape participants: 413 people.】

【Current surviving players: 55 people.】

The system announcement was simple, but its implications were too cruel, with each word seemingly permeated with a pungent smell of blood.

"What... What does the second clearance rule mean?"

Zhao Caiwei's face was filled with panic, her body trembling like a quail caught in the rain and wind.

Actually, she had already figured it out, but she didn't want to admit it, so she wanted to seek confirmation from others to comfort herself.

"It's very simple, either the players are continuously killed by the BOSS until the number is reduced to below twenty, or the players kill each other until the number is reduced to below twenty!"

Zhao Siyu was at a loss.

Was there even a choice?

Ordinary spore people and mushroom people were already so powerful, so the BOSS must be even stronger. Therefore, this battle, Zhao Siyu knew from the bottom of her heart, would turn into a team battle.

Sigh!

Everyone drew a sharp breath, instinctively looking around.

The Tang Yan siblings were not to be trifled with, Du Bing's team had the most people and was clearly not to be trifled with either, and the other players had also formed teams...

Only the young man holding the saber was alone.

"At least I'm with Sun Yuan!"

Qin De was extremely relieved.

"Leader, what should we do?"

Shen Jingran sized up the people around her, looking for targets who seemed weak and easy to kill.

Fight the BOSS?

She chose to give up on this high-difficulty clearance method.

"First, protect ourselves!"

Sun Yuan said solemnly.

When he played the mobile game, he never encountered other beta testers, so he cleared this level by fighting the BOSS alone.

He remembered that the BOSS guarding this palace was a Fungus Giant, the first real challenge in the game. He tried over a dozen times before he managed to defeat it.

And now, there was no way to 'respawn' and start over.

The atmosphere in the palace suddenly became tense, with a sense of impending storm, and the players on the scene began to guard against each other.

Sun Yuan took out an owl eye mask from his backpack and put it on.

The originally dark and cold palace immediately became clear, and Sun Yuan could even see a spider crawling along the wall.

"Leader, what's this?"

Qin De was curious.

"Owl eye mask!"

Sun Yuan replied casually.

This auxiliary equipment not only protected against wind, sand, and water, but most importantly, with it on, even in pitch-black night, players could see everything around them as clearly as in daylight.

It also had a zoom function and an occasional透视 (透视 means 'see through') effect, but it couldn't be worn for long, or it would cause dizziness and vomiting.

"Leader, you have so many good things!"

Liao Wei flattered, looking at Sun Yuan with eager eyes, hoping Sun Yuan would give him a weapon.

Unfortunately, Sun Yuan ignored him.

"You need to be especially careful of Du Bing, don't let him shoot you!"

Sun Yuan warned.

One minute quickly passed.

At the nine o'clock direction of the maze, a stone door rose with a rumbling sound, and a smell of rotten vegetables immediately flooded in, making people want to cover their noses.

Thud! Thud! Thud!

A five-meter-tall monster walked out.

It had a human-like appearance, capable of walking upright, with thick limbs, but its flesh was made of plant fibers, with many strip-like indentations, and it was entirely green.

Its trunk and limbs were very muscular, especially its arms, which were like two large logs. Its head was a cylindrical shape with a single eye, and above it was a mushroom cap, like a conical hat, from which fungal threads hung down.

Its back and chest were covered with many fist-sized spore tumors, densely packed, looking disgusting and causing physiological discomfort, making people's skin crawl.

When the monster's gaze swept across the players, their nerves instantly tightened.

Only Sun Yuan quietly let out a sigh of relief.

Great!

The BOSS guarding the palace is the same as in the mobile game, no change!

This monster is called a Fungus Giant.

Sun Yuan had killed many in the mobile game, but this was the first time in reality, and the sense of impending death it brought was much greater than in the game.

Roar!

The monster let out a hoarse roar.

"Scatter! Quickly scatter!"

Sun Yuan urged, running to the side.

"Huh?"

Zhao Caiwei was taken aback, not forming a group anymore?

Shen Jingran and Zhen Yu were two smart ones, they didn't care what others did, and directly followed Sun Yuan.

After all, following him was the safest.

"Scatter!"

Sun Yuan repeated: "Try to stay out of the monster's sight!"

This time, no one hesitated and quickly followed his instructions.

The Fungus Giant's roar ended, and without any warning, it suddenly charged towards Du Bing's team like a cannonball.

"Quick, hide!"

Someone shouted.

The next second, the team scattered like ants in a nest doused with boiling water, players fleeing in panic.

Bang!

A female college student was unlucky, reacting slowly, and was knocked flying by the Fungus Giant.

The scene was like being hit by a speeding tank; the female college student was thrown over thirty meters in the air, spinning, and finally crashed into the wall, spreading out like a meat pancake.

Her skin split open, and blood sprayed out in all directions, splattering the wall with a bloody graffiti.

Splat!

The female college student slid to the ground.

From the irregular twists and limpness of her body, it was clear she was dead.

"Brother Du, don't leave me!"

A female college student in a hot pants, showing her long white legs, cried out, chasing after Du Bing.

Li Minglu was very bad; when he fled, he pushed a long-haired girl next to him.

The girl stumbled a few steps, lost her balance, and fell to the ground. Then a large shadow loomed over her head.

She instinctively looked up and saw the Fungus Giant's huge foot stomping down.

"No..."

Bang!

The female college student was crushed, her scream cut short. When the Fungus Giant left, a pool of mangled flesh and blood was left on the ground.

The slaughter began.

"Damn! Damn! Damn! Why doesn't this damn thing attack Sun Yuan?"

Du Bing was furious.

Why was he so unlucky?

Those female college students hadn't even been enjoyed yet, and they were dead.

What a waste.

Everyone thought the monster was randomly choosing targets, but it wasn't. Only Sun Yuan knew that the Fungus Giant would prioritize attacking players who were grouped together.

Because in its instinctive understanding, these grouped enemies posed the greatest threat.

"Don't follow me, or you'll be targeted by the monster!"

Sun Yuan saw that not only Shen Jingran and Zhen Yu followed, but Li Wan, Zhao Caiwei, Zhou Ze, Liao Wei, and even Chen Jun were also closely following.

Sure enough, the next second, the Fungus Giant turned its head, looked at Sun Yuan's group, and charged.

Boom!

Its five-meter-tall, massive body, sprinting at full speed, created a gust of wind, stirring up dust and a pungent smell.

Sun Yuan grabbed Zhen Yu and Shen Jingran, who were closest to him, and used his legs to accelerate and escape.

As for the others, he couldn't help them.

The monster attacked.

A group of players tumbled and fled in panic.

The Fungus Giant didn't hit anyone, but it raised its long arm and, like swatting a fly, slammed Zhao Caiwei to the ground with a thud.

Pfft!

Zhao Caiwei spat blood, instantly losing half her life.

The Fungus Giant picked up Zhao Caiwei and, like throwing a stone, hurled her at Zhou Ze.

Bang!

Zhao Caiwei hit Zhou Ze's back, and both rolled to the ground.

Zhao Caiwei had fainted, lying motionless, while Zhou Ze struggled to get up, crawling away from the Fungus Giant.

The Fungus Giant saw that he was still moving and immediately took large steps to catch up.

"Sun Yuan, save me..."

Zhou Ze wailed.

The monster's footsteps, thud, thud, thud, echoed in his ears, making his face ashen, filled with despair and helplessness.

The Fungus Giant, standing five meters tall, took a quick step and caught up to Zhou Ze, slapping him down.

Bang!

Dust flew up.

Zhou Ze rolled, barely dodging the slap, but was then swept up by the Fungus Giant and thrown to the ground like a dead fish.

Bang!

Zhou Ze landed on his upper body, his spine and ribs cracking, and he spat blood, his breathing stopped.

The monster had killed three people in less than thirty seconds, casting a shadow of death over the palace.

"Everyone, this monster is too strong. Let's work together, attack it, and share the loot!"

Tang Yan shouted.

"Are you crazy? Fighting this thing?"

Du Bing roared: "I say, let's quickly kill the weaker players and reduce the number of players to below twenty, or we'll all die!"

Du Bing's words made many of the players present feel a chill, their bodies cold with fear.